A little bit of Military experience thrown in with that degree never hurt
either....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:42 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)
>
>
> I have a 2 degree in music business, go figure. Havent had a
> single problem
> getting a technical job since i have the years of experience
> (instead of the
> degree)
> to back it up. Gotta love that.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sharon DiOrio [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:46 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)
> >
> > Bachelor of Fine Arts here.
> >
> > "Well, the application is busted, but it sho does look purty."
> >
> > Sharon
> >
> > At 01:24 PM 5/15/2000 -0400, Olive, Christopher M Mr USACHPPM wrote:
> > >oddly enough, my degree is a split major in writing and
> computer science.
> > ;)
> > >
> > >Chris Olive
> > >DOHRS Website Administrator
> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Stewart McGowan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:18 PM
> > >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > >Subject: RE: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)
> > >
> > >
> > > I don't know about in the states but out of ten developers, nine
> > >have degrees in technical subjects and well the boss has an english
> > degree
> > >:)
> > >
> > > Stew
> > >
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Todd Ashworth [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> Sent: 15 May 2000 18:30
> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> Subject: Re: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)
> > >>
> > >> OK .. I'll give you that, but then again, how hard would it really be
> > to
> > >> pick up on those concepts on your own? I don't doubt the
> value of that
> > >> degree in certain situations; It *can* give you an edge. In many
> > cases,
> > >> especially when dealing with jobs involving new technology,
> just having
> > >> the
> > >> degree is more important than what it's in .. if the degree is even
> > >> important at all.
> > >>
> > >> A college education does tend to make one a more well rounded
> > individual
> > >> and
> > >> I suppose that's desirable to some people. Unfortunately, the way I
> > see
> > >> it
> > >> is that the college degree won't play a big role for me until I get
> > more
> > >> experience under my belt and move on up into much more competitive
> > >> markets.
> > >> In today's computer age, you can go a good long ways without one, but
> > they
> > >> really help if you want to get to the top :) So .. I say if you have
> > the
> > >> chance to go, take it. It can't hurt and will help, even if
> > indirectly.
> > >> Besides, I just want to say I is edumacated .. That's why I'm going
> > back
> > >> for
> > >> a masters in biology. :)
> > >>
> > >> Heh .. wonder how I can work that into ColdFusion development?
> > >>
> > >> hmmm .. <cf_mitosis>?
> > >> Or maybe start a new company, hire Linus Torlvolds and call it
> > >> Transmetaphase?
> > >>
> > >> OK .. I'm just being silly now.
> > >>
> > >> Seriously, has anyone had any experience with ColdFusion
> jobs where the
> > >> employers were concerned with the level of post secondary education?
> > I'm
> > >> really curious now.
> > >>
> > >> .Todd
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Olive, Christopher M Mr USACHPPM"
> > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 12:08 PM
> > >> Subject: RE: Slightly OT: Lighten things up a little
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> | i'm afraid i'd have to disagree with that. i may not
> "use" anything
> > i
> > >> | learned in college in respect that they never taught me
> ASP, CF, IIS,
> > >> etc.
> > >> | however, the concept of a stack, queue, linked list, structure,
> > array,
> > >> etc.,
> > >> | is universal to languages (ok, well, most languages). it is in
> > >> | *understanding* the concepts of these things that college shows its
> > >> value.
> > >> | because of this (fairly) solid foundation in programming
> *theory*, i
> > am
> > >> | better able to leverage my skill sets in languages i know. more
> > >> | importantly, they help me in learning something new. when you boil
> > it
> >
> > >> down,
> > >> | all languages are the same (ok, there are sub-types of programming
> > >> languages
> > >> | (procedural, functional, OO)), all you need to know is where to put
> > the
> > >> semi
> > >> | colons.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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